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VIA CRVCIS — STATIO X

Station X — Jesus Is Stripped of His Garments

Station X: Jesus is stripped of His garments. The meditation recalls that Christ's inner garment 'adhered to His torn flesh, and as they dragged it off, they stripped the skin and flesh with it.' The prayer asks help to 'strip off the old man with his deeds and put on the new man' (Colossians 3:9-10).

LATINE
V. Adoramus te, Christe, et benedicimus tibi.
R. Quia per sanctam Crucem tuam redemisti mundum.
STATIO X — Iesus vestimentis spoliatur
Considera exspoliationem vestimentorum Iesu. Tunica interior carni eius flagellatae adhaerebat, et dum eam traxerunt, pellem et carnem simul abstruxerunt. Da, Domine, ut meam pellem potius quam animam perdam.
Iesu mi innocentissime, per merita doloris quem in hac exspoliatione sensisti, adiuva me ut exspoliem veterem hominem cum actibus suis et induam novum hominem, creatum secundum Deum.
Amo te, Iesu mi, super omnia, et ex toto corde me poenitet quod offenderim te. Numquam permittas ut iterum a te separar. Da ut semper te amem, et postea fac de me quidquid tibi placuerit.
Pater Noster. Ave Maria. Gloria Patri.
V. Miserere nostri, Domine.
R. Miserere nostri.
ENGLISH
V. We adore Thee, O Christ, and we bless Thee.
R. Because by Thy holy Cross Thou hast redeemed the world.
STATION X — Jesus Is Stripped of His Garments
Consider the stripping of Jesus. His inner garment adhered to His torn flesh, and as they dragged it off, they stripped the skin and flesh with it. Grant, O Lord, that I may lose my skin rather than my soul.
My most innocent Jesus, by the merits of the pain Thou didst feel in this stripping, help me to strip myself of the old man with his deeds and put on the new man, created according to God.
I love Thee, my Jesus, above all things; I repent with my whole heart of having offended Thee. Never permit me to separate myself from Thee again. Grant that I may love Thee always, and then do with me what Thou wilt.
Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory Be.
V. Have mercy on us, O Lord.
R. Have mercy on us.
NOTA
FONS
S. Alphonsus de Liguori (1696-1787), Via della Salute; Raccolta
USUS
Lent, Fridays, any time of penance